HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-14-22JAY MARTIN, CHAIRMAN
MAYOR PRO TEM
MANDI WILLIAMS
COUNCILPERSON
CHUCK ENGELKEN
COUNCILPERSON
BILL BENTLEY, ALTERNATE
COUNCILPERSON
MINUTES OF THE DRAINAGE AND FLOODING COMMITTEE MEETING
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The Drainage and Flooding Committee of the City of La Porte met on Monday, November
14, 2022, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas,
at 5:30 p.m. to consider the following items of business:
Committee Members present: Chuck Engelken, Jay Martin, Mandi Williams
Committee Members attending remotely: None
Committee Members absent: Bill Bentley (alternate)
Council -appointed officers present: Corby Alexander, City Manager; Lee Woodward, City
Secretary; Clark T. Askins, Asst. City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER — Chairman Martin called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m.
2. CITIZEN COMMENT (Generally limited to five minutes per person, in accordance with state
law, the time may be reduced if there is a high number of speakers or other considerations.)
There were no comments.
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a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to approve the minutes of the
Drainage and Flooding Committee regular meeting held on October 10, 2022. [Jay
Martin, Chair]
Member Engelken moved to approve the minutes: the motion was seconded by Member
Williams: the motion was adopted. 3-0.
b. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status 100-acre-foot
detention pond project near the Pasadena Convention Center and Brookglen
Subdivision, in connection with amended interlocal agreement between the City of
La Porte and the City of Pasadena. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public
Works]
Ray Mayo, Director of Public Works, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was reviewing
a wetlands delineation report prepared by the City of Pasadena. Member Engelken asked
that every tool at the City's disposal be used to keep the project moving. Mr. Mayo said
there had not been any submission to Planning from HCFCD on the proposed street
closures around a south retention basin in Brookglen.
c. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the Harris County Flood
Control District's (HCFCD) and Harris County Precinct 2's current and future plans
related to flooding in the City of La Porte. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of
Public Works]
Mr. Mayo said the projects were being discussed regularly with HCFCD.
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d. Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the status of current
drainage projects. [Lorenzo Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
Mr. Mayo said the 7th Street project was wrapping up and that it was hoped the Coupland
bid would be out the week after Thanksgiving.
e. Presentation, discussion, and possible action to provide administrative staff of the
City with direction, if necessary, regarding additional drainage concerns. [Lorenzo
Wingate, Assistant Director of Public Works]
There were no further concerns.
4. SET NEXT MEETING
The next meeting was set for January 9, 2023.
5. COMMITTEE COMMENT — Hear announcements concerning matters appearing on the
agenda; items of community interest; and/or inquiries of staff regarding specific factual
information or existing policy from the Committee members and City staff, for which no formal
action will be discussed or taken.
There were no comments.
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